But Ryan isn’t the only one who has softened their stance. The same report from FiveThirtyEight says that 99 percent of Senate Republicans vote with Trump, while only 27 percent of Democrats have voted with the President.

There have been defectors, Republican Senators Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and Susan Collins of Maine voted against Trumps choice of secretary of education Betsy DeVos, but for the most part there has been unity in the party.

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While Trump’s approval ratings with the public appear to be low according to the latest Gallup polls, the fact that there is Republican unity seems to be kept out of the headlines.

So why have the Republicans come around to join with Trump? The FiveThirtyEight report says that Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is unlikely to bring up votes on legislation or nominations that he knows won’t be successful since he only has a 52-48 margin.

Other reports say that Trump has simply gained the Republicans trust and they like his agenda.

Whatever the reason is, the Republicans appear to be on the same page.

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That’s good news for Republicans as Democrats say their leaders should not compromise with Trump. The poll shows most Democrat voters want their leaders to stick to their principles.

We’ll find out if the Democrats are willing to compromise when Judge Neil Gorsuch has his Senate confirmation vote this week.